{"id":247668,"date":"2019-11-08T16:21:11","date_gmt":"2019-11-08T06:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=247668"},"modified":"2019-11-08T16:21:50","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T06:21:50","slug":"work-to-start-on-regional-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2019\/11\/08\/work-to-start-on-regional-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Work To Start On Regional Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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State Development Minister Cameron Dick<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

November 8, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

The State Government announced this week that work will begin soon on developing a new Regional Plan aimed at boosting jobs in the Wide Bay Burnett region.<\/p>\n

The existing plan – which covers the South Burnett, Cherbourg, Gympie, North Burnett, Fraser Coast and Bundaberg council areas – was last updated in 2011.<\/p>\n

State Development Minister Cameron Dick said regional plans were long-term, strategic planning documents which brought together councils and communities to address matters such as housing supply, economic development, industrial, environment, transport and infrastructure requirements.<\/p>\n

According to the Department of State Development website<\/a>, the current Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan will be reviewed and an updated draft plan will be prepared over the next six to nine months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The draft will then be released for public consultation. Comments and feedback will be considered before a final Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan is released.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegional plans are subject to review at periodic intervals to ensure they remain relevant and allow regions to capitalise on and respond to new and emerging opportunities and challenges,” Mr Dick said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Wide Bay Burnett region is growing, with an additional 67,200 people expected to be living in the region by 2041, requiring 34,100 new dwellings to be built and more than 24,000 new jobs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe economic strategy will identify priorities that build upon the region\u2019s competitive advantages in aviation, advanced manufacturing and aquaculture and tourism, while also addressing any possible barriers to economic growth.”<\/p>\n

Mr Dick said the new plan would be developed in conjunction with the six councils and all Mayors would be invited to join a regional planning committee.<\/p>\n

The regional planning process will aim to:<\/strong><\/p>\n